Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation appropriates funding for the joint Ohio State University ("OSU") - Columbus Division of Police ("CPD") Crime Interdiction Security Initiative. A long-standing, mutual-aid collaboration has been in place between both agencies with established guidelines for mutual assistance and use of resources to address criminal activity and emergencies that occur across jurisdictional lines. One of the provisions of the 2025 MOU is that OSU will reimburse the City of Columbus Division of Police for all overtime and benefit costs for sworn CPD officers who work overtime for initiative activities. The amount of OSU reimbursement to the City for these costs is $150,000.00 per academic year. However, this amount may be increased based on need and upon mutual agreement by the Parties.
The initiative activities and timing are determined via collaborative planning by OSU and CPD personnel. Examples of law enforcement activity would include student move-in/out times, the start of academic classes and high profile campus events. The 2025 OSU academic year and the initiative are concurrently scheduled and began August 2025.
The MOU is only for the fall semester. Future awards will need to be authorized, accepted, and appropriated.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency legislation is necessary to expedite the appropriation of the funding for the OSU Crime Interdiction Security Initiative as the fall semester/program start date has already started.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of $150,000.00 for CPD sworn overtime expenditures and benefits for the OSU Crime Interdiction Security Initiative. All funds appropriated are reimbursable from OSU through an OSU-CPD MOU. The 2022-2023 academic year grant reimbursable expenditures were $150,000, the 2023-2024 academic year grant reimbursable expenditures were increased to $250,000 and the 2024-2025 academic year grant reimbursable expenditures were $150,000.
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